Joanne has had a distinguished career in the film industry, having directed a wide range of feature films, including Academy Award, Golden Globe, Tony, and Emmy award-winning actors.
Her latest feature film, a period drama set in 1966, is titled When We Last Spoke and stars Cloris Leachman, Melissa Gilbert, Darby Camp, and Corbin Bernsen. The film won the prestigious Austin Film Festival Audience Favorite award and premiered in theaters and on the Hallmark Channel.
Joanne is also a Nichol's Fellowship screenwriting Finalist and has received an Americans for the Arts workshop award. She has directed over 30 episodes of True Crime television, including Southern Gothic, FBI Criminal Pursuit, Ice Cold Killers, and Happily Never After, for cable networks such as Discovery ID, A&E Biography, and Lifetime.
In addition to her feature films and television shows, Joanne has also worked on several documentary projects, including Charles Canon: A Mind for Business, The James B. Duke Story, Laugh at Us, and In the Footsteps of Elie Wiesel. Her films can be seen streaming on Amazon and on PBS.
Most recently, Joanne completed two notable pop-culture documentaries: Purple Dreams, which premiered to a sold-out crowd at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival and at Lincoln Center in New York City, and Martin Hill: Camera Man, which was introduced by Leonard Maltin at its world premiere.
